Friday 14 December 2012

Voytek Corporation bases its budgets on the activity measure customers served. During October, the company planned to serve 49,000 customers, but actually served 50,000 customers. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas it uses in its budgeting:

Voytek Corporation bases its budgets on the activity measure customers served. During October, the company planned to serve 49,000 customers, but actually served 50,000 customers. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas it uses in its budgeting:

  Fixed element
per month
Variable element
per customer
  Revenue   $ 3.87          
  Wages and salaries $ 38,300         $ 1.34          
  Supplies $ 0         $ 0.64          
  Insurance $ 8,800         $ 0.00          
  Miscellaneous $ 8,300         $ 0.54          


Required:
Complete the report showing the company's activity variances for October. (Input all amounts as positive values. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Voytek Corporation
Activity Variances
For the Month Ended October 31
  Revenue $     F  
 
 
  Expenses:    
       Wages and salaries     U  
       Supplies     U  
       Insurance     None  
       Miscellaneous     U  
 
 
  Total expense     U  
 
 
  Net operating income $     F  
 

 



Explanation:
Voytek Corporation
Activity Variances
For the Month Ended October 31
  Planning Budget  Flexible  Budget Activity Variances
  Customers served (q)   49,000       50,000         
  Revenue ($3.87q) $ 189,630     $ 193,500    $ 3,870     F  
 





 
  Expenses:              
    Wages and salaries ($38,300 + $1.34q)   103,960       105,300      1,340     U  
    Supplies ($0.64q)   31,360       32,000      640     U  
    Insurance ($8,800)   8,800       8,800      0     None  
    Miscellaneous ($8,300 + $0.54q)   34,760       35,300      540     U
 





  
  Total expense   178,880       181,400      2,520     U  
 





 
  Net operating income $ 10,750     $ 12,100    $ 1,350     F  
 











 

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